What color is #3B8F6D?

#3B8F6D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B8F6D?

The RGB value is 59, 143, 109: 59 red, 143 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B8F6D?

The complementary color is #8F3B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B8F6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B8F6D color

#3B8F6D rgb(59, 143, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #3B8F6D is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 56.1% green and 42.7% blue (59, 143, 109).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 42% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#3B8F6D color codes

HEX	`#3B8F6D`
RGB	`rgb(59, 143, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 56.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 42%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 59%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 24%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.68, -33.9, 10.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.68, 35.52, 162.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.385, 21.677, 17.891)`
Decimal	`3903341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B8F6D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3B8F6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#3B8F6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3B8F6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b8f6d; }
.text { color: #3b8f6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b8f6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 143 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b8f6d, #3b878f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #3B8F6D?: #3B8F6D is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B8F6D?: The RGB value is 59, 143, 109: 59 red, 143 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B8F6D?: The complementary color is #8F3B5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B8F6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.